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Hi Lisa, First off, correct me if I'm mistaken, but your core.com e-mail leads me to think you must be in the one of the Great Lakes states... If so, you may be close to the Movement Disorder Center in Chicago... A Movement Disorder Center that specializes in Parkinson's is pretty much the only way to go, in my opinion, when you have been diagnosed with a long term illness at a relatively young age. I'm located in BC in Canada and am blessed to have the Pacific Parkinson's Research Center at UBC practically in my back yard... Why a Movement Disorder Center specializing in Parkinson's? Well, they are almost certain to see the most Early Onset patients, you benefit from their Team approach, they will almost certainly be on the leading edge with the newest treatments and Parkinson's Management Algorithm... I went to UBC for a second opinion when I was diagnosed many years ago and I have the utmost trust in them... I've enrolled in clinical trials through UBC and enjoyed the experience. You may wish to review the Newly Diagnosed page on Parkinson's Society Canada's website... http://www.parkinson.ca/pd/nd.html Secondly, if you live near the Great Lakes, there are many other Early Onset "friends" close by... The Arlette Johnson Young Parkinson's Information and Referral Center http://members.aol.com/apdaypd/young/index.html Find PAN in your State http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/grassroots/findpaninyourstate.htm You will find many bright young people (click on Minnesota for one) working on Parkinson's Advocacy... We are going to New York next week to walk in the Unity Walk in Central Park with many many others... cheers ..... murray * * * Lisa wrote: My husband is 47 and just diagnosed with Parkinson's. The DR. recommends starting out on Mirapex for his tremor and for also delaying onset of more symptoms. Does anyone have any experience with this med? Do you think this is the way to go? We are going to seek a second opinion also, but your input would be welcome. We are really quite devasted with this, we have a 3 year old son, but plan to deal with it head on . We also see that there are several clinical studies out there, would you recommend we go there? Thanks, Lisa * * * Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> Parkinson's Resources on the WWWeb http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters Parkinson's Unity Walk - Team "Fidgety Feet" http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/051.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn